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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Arturo sees the elderly man the next morning outside the bar:
(a) He asks what time the bar opens
(b) He gives him a copy of The Little Dog laughed for Sammy
(c) He gives him a copy of The Little Dog laughed for Camilla
(d) He leaves a message for Camilla

2. Arturo's attitude toward Mexicans is:
(a) He feels a kinship with them
(b) Changes, depending upon his mood
(c) They frighten him
(d) He feels repulsion toward them

3. Arturo vacillates between:
(a) Feeling sorry for himself, and praising himself
(b) Being a writer or a salesman
(c) Hunger and satiety
(d) Being tired and being wide awake

4. Arturo asks Camilla if her huaraches:
(a) Hurt her feet
(b) Could be any shabbier
(c) Help her emphasize that she is a filthy greaser
(d) Are her way of making a statement about herself

5. Arturo thinks he might have gone to see a friend that night, who:
(a) Is a Communist or Marxist
(b) Is the head of the local Communist party
(c) Is a patron of the Columbia Buffet
(d) Is a drug dealer

Short Answer Questions

1. Arturo's writer's block is so strong that he:

2. Many people have come to California because of:

3. Arturo's attitude toward women is:

4. Arturo remembers people like these who called him:

5. His departure from the prostitute's room leaves Arturo feeling:

(see the answer key)

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